October 8 – October 14

Here are your top 5 interesting, must-know news articles from the past week. Enjoy!

"Triumph in God’s eyes is not simply matched by the successes we deem to be successful, but rather in the recognizing of His workings whatever the situation may be. Can we then say that the world’s poverty and majority unbelief also does not escape God’s hands? With that said, here are both 'happy' and 'sad' news."

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// 'Happiness Preacher' Commits Suicide

South Korean television personality known as the "happiness preacher" and her husband were found dead in a motel room in an apparent joint suicide, police said Friday.  Choi Yoon Hee, and her 72-year-old husband were found hanging in their room Thursday night.  Choi left a note explaining how she was suffering from lung and heart diseases. Choi’s husband was believed to have helped his wife commit suicide before killing himself. Original article.

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// Faith-Based Prison Dorm Setting Women 'Free'

“Faith Dorm” is a program offered to the women behind bars at the Gatesvilles Maximum Security prison. The dorm is a partnership between prison officials, government, and ministry volunteers.  For 18 months, inmates cover a curriculum that tells them how to act out their faith and learn how to go deeper with Jesus. Volunteer missionaries who run the “Faith Dorm” at the prison have seen the program change even the most hardened criminals into followers of Jesus Christ. Original article.

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// Beijing Blocks Travelers To Christian Conference

A large gathering of Christians will take place this weekend in Cape Town, South Africa. Representative from all over the world have been invited, but so far, about a dozen from China have been forbidden to leave the country, saying that the conference is Anti-China. While Christianity in China has been growing rapidly, many underground Christian leaders fear that this crackdown on the Chinese Christian delegates may have repercussions on Christianity in China as a whole. Original article.

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// N. Korea's Heir Apparent At Lavish Parade

North Korea celebrated their 65th anniversary of the communist nation’s ruling Workers’ Party.  A small group of foreign journalists were invited into North Korea for this event. Kim Jong Un, the youngest son of North Korean leader Jim Jong Il, was officially introduced to the world as the country's next leader Sunday. Kim Jong Un was poised in public, joining his father in raising a hand to salute the troops parading past. Original article.

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// Chilean Miners Emerge Changed Men after Rescue

On Wednesday evening, 33 Chilean miners who had been trapped underground for more than two months were rescued. In this triumphant story, the miners said that they took the time to pray daily. Friends and family members sent them Bibles and other materials. Some miners even noted that they felt they grew closer with God. Miner Mario Sepulveda commented, “We 33 miners are walking hand in hand with God.” Original article.

Special thanks to contributing writer, Grace Kwon.

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